2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

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2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
  1998 2 May 2002 2006  

All 60 seats to Waltham Forest London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderTony BuckleyGeoffrey WalkerKeith Rayner
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatLea BridgeHatch LaneCann Hall
Last election30 seats15 seats12 seats
Seats won291813
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg1

Waltham Forest London UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Waltham Forest council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

No Overall Control

Elections to Waltham Forest Council were held in May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. These elections were the first held on new ward boundaries which increased the total number of Councillors by 2, from 58 to 60.

Contents

Waltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2006.

Despite losing their majority, Labour were able to continue in administration, in a minority. [1]

Composition before election

Elected in 1998Before election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 30 Labour 30
Conservative 15 Conservative 15
Liberal Democrats 12 Liberal Democrats 12

Election result

Waltham Forest Local Election Result 2002 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29Decrease2.svg148.3
  Conservative 18Increase2.svg330.0
  Liberal Democrats 13Increase2.svg121.7
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.0

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  2. "Election Results". London Councils. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.[ dead link ]